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ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱚᱛᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝᱮᱛ ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱹᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱴᱟᱫᱚᱭ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱨᱚᱝᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱛᱟᱭᱮᱛᱟᱜᱼᱟ।
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36, "ᱧᱤᱛ ᱚᱦᱚᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱫᱽᱨᱟ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/36/
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将欲歙之，必固张之；将欲弱之，必固强之；将欲废之，必固兴之；将欲夺之，必固与之。是谓微明。
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ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱯᱷᱩᱨᱜᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱯᱩᱬᱟᱹ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱞᱤᱪᱤᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟᱛ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱟᱨ ᱾ ᱨᱚᱝᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱨᱚᱝᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱢᱩᱬᱟᱹ ᱫᱽᱨᱟᱭᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱢᱩᱬᱟᱹ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝᱮᱛ ᱾ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱴᱟᱫᱚᱭ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱤᱡ ᱨᱚᱝᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ।
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱚᱛᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝᱮᱛ ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱹᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱴᱟᱫᱚᱭ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱨᱚᱝᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱛᱟᱭᱮᱛᱟᱜᱼᱟ।
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱽᱨᱟᱭᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝᱮᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱨᱮᱡ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱩᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱛᱟᱭᱮᱛᱮ, ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ।
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱥᱟᱛᱟᱢ ᱚᱲᱟ᱙ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ, ᱪᱟᱱᱚᱛᱟᱭᱮᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱛᱟᱢ ᱚᱲᱟ᱙ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ।
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is sure to make a (previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he will first have made gifts to him. The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.
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ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱯᱷᱩᱨᱜᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱯᱩᱬᱟᱹ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱞᱤᱪᱤᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱭ ᱯᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟᱛ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱟᱨ ᱾ ᱨᱚᱝᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱨᱚᱝᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱢᱩᱬᱟᱹ ᱫᱽᱨᱟᱭᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱢᱩᱬᱟᱹ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱛ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ। ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝᱮᱛ ᱾ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱴᱟᱫᱚᱭ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱤᱡ ᱨᱚᱝᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ।
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